20Mar14 - "Greenpeace filed a petition to the Governor of Mendoza, Francisco "Paco" Perez, for a new medical board composed of specialists in polar bears, examine the Arturo bear in order to determine if possible relocate in the Northern Hemisphere." http://bit.ly/1reUQOc

23Feb14 - Video (5 min): Did Arturo Leave Again? Ecologicos Unidos went to check on him and didn't see him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEjhJbU5upY (Please note you can translate the channel comments to read the conversation.)(Translation): Today February 23, 2014, fifteen days after the government performed the VISUAL EVALUATION and Arturo was returned to the enclosure, NOW, it is already abandoned again, fans off, simply top water jets and hose, of the three air conditioners only one works, microsprinklers off, Water has no ice, the water is dirty, the water level is lower, the water cooler is dismantled, no filters, no water rinses, the bedroom has NOT been enlarged (as requested in evaluation) did not put sand on the side of the pool, no clocks measuring temperature, etc.. HOW LONG WILL ARTURO LIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS? -- Ecologicos Unidos.See advocate organization Ecologicos Unidos Facebook page for more posts re: Arturo in Spanish:https://www.facebook.com/pages/ECOL%C3%B3gicos-UNIDOS/125927687486724?fref=ts

"The humane society is calling on the Canadian government to pressure the Argentinian government to have the polar bear moved out of the Mendoza Zoo. Bill McDonald, CEO of the Winnipeg Humane Society, says Argentina’s hot weather is just not suitable for a polar bear...."

"An organization of lawyers defending animal rights has filed a petition
in an Argentine court on behalf of Arturo the polar bear.... "It's summertime in Argentina right now and courts grind to a halt with so many people on vacation, she [Arentsen] said. Meanwhile, Arturo has to endure daytime highs of close to 40 C, she said. "This summer is very hot."

"Association
of Professional Attorneys for the Rights of Animals (AFADA), went
further and presented yesterday, the same day it was determined the
non-transfer of Arturo, a habeas corpus petition Mendoza Justice because
they believe that Arthur is unlawfully deprived of his liberty, as
expressed in this judicial figure."

"’The evaluation they did was visual, without touching
him, observing him from a distance," complained Gabriel Flores, an
activist of the Ecologists United movement, which for more than a year had
denounced Arturo's living conditions. ‘They only checked how he walks, how he
eats, and how he swims. It was a halfway fake evaluation that doesn't convince
us at all,’ he said.”

Arturo does not pass medical observation performed by alleged biased experts. Staying in Argentina.
“Experts from Argentina,
Canada, Chile
and Uruguay
considered the case, they decided it was best to leave Arturo in Argentina.” They said, "'He is fine, in good condition' right
where he is.”

26Nov13 - Before being audited, improve Arturo bear
cage to withstand the summer

“The man who has starred in a number of controversies
following his appointment as head of Zoo said: "Arturo has 24-hour guard,
a vet tells me every day about their health and have increased jauleros who
care for him."

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5Feb14 - Argentinean Polar Bear, Arturo, Unlikely to be to be Transferred to Canada

27Jan14 - "Polar Bear to be Transferred to Canada: Mendoza’s provincial
government confirmed on Friday that they would transfer a polar bear resident
in the city’s zoo to a reserve in Canada. Assiniboine
polar bear conservation centre had offered to take the 29-year-old bear, called
Arturo, and after a campaign backed by Greenpeace highlighting the
record-breaking summer temperatures, the provincial government rescinded, and
announced that Arturo will be moved as soon as he is given the medical
all-clear. The move has been welcomed by conservationists, as last summer a
polar bear in Buenos Aires city zoo
died due to a combination of high temperatures and fireworks over the Christmas
period."http://www.argentinaindependent.com/currentaffairs/newsfromargentina/argentina-news-roundup-27th-january-2014/

24Jan14 - Will make a "congress" vet to decide the transfer Arturo Bear
(translated) http://bit.ly/1mZndLx